Why it works: Celery and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 21% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,491 recipes. Both carry gamma-decalactone, which smells peach, creamy. The science ↓
Celery Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the celery until tender.
Drain the water, which should be about 4 cups.
Add 2 cups of milk to the celery.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Celery + milktop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together3,491 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
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What each ingredient does
- Celery
- Provides the main flavour and bulk of the soup.
- Milk
- Adds creaminess and a mild sweetness to the soup.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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